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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 2, 1932.
5. The Attorney General moved :
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That the scale of fees and percentages dated the 15th day of October, 1932, prescribed by the Chief Justice under section 115 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, 1931, be approved.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
6. Opium Amendment Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled 'An Ordinance to amend the Opium Ordinance, 1932.”
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question--put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
7. Police Force Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to the establishment and regulation of the Police Force." The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
8. Prisons Bill.-The Attorney General addressed the Council and moved the First reading of a Bill intituled "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to Prisons."
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a first time.
9. Companies Bill.-The Attorney General moved the Second reading of the Bill intituled "An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to Companies."
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Bill read a second time.
The Attorney General moved the suspension of so much of Standing Order No. 27 as required the Bill to be considered by clauses and that thereafter the Bill be considered, first by the two introductory sections, then by each of the fifteen parts, then by each of the ten schedules and finally by its enacting clause and title.
The Colonial Secretary seconded.
Question-put and agreed to.
Council in Committee on the Bill.
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In section 37 (3) the words “five thousand dollars' were substituted for "five
hundred pounds".
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In section 44 sub-sections 1, 2 and 3 the words "eight weeks' were substituted
for "six weeks".
In penultimate line of section 151 the words "forty-five" were substituted for
"forty-four".
In section 107 (1) the words on the 14th day after the" were deleted and the
words on the day of the" were substituted.
In penultimate line of section 248 the words "that section
the words "those sections".
were substituted for